Turbo heisei

Turbo heisei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[2]

Turbo heisei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Turbo
Species:
T. heisei
Binomial name
Turbo heisei
Prado, 1999[1]
Synonyms

Turbo (Taeniaturbo) heisei Prado, 1999

Taxonomic status: Some authors place the name in the subgenus Turbo (Taeniaturbo)

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.[3]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 25 mm.[4]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 20 m.[4] Maximum recorded depth is 97 m.[4]

References
  1. Prado A. C. G. (1999). A new species of Turbo Linnaeus, 1958 (Gastropoda:Turbinidae) from Brazil. Strombus. Strombus 5: 1-3.
  2. Turbo heisei Prado, 1999. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
  3. Cavallari D. C. & Simone L. R. L. (2016). Redescription and range extension of Turbo heisei (Gastropoda, Trochoidea), from the SW Atlantic. Strombus 23(1-2): 9–16.
  4. Welch J. J. (2010). The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence. PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  • Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2003). A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany.
  • "Turbo (Taeniaturbo) heisei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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